Check Your Facts

We all know that not everything you read on the internet is true. But how do you know what is true and what isn’t? How do you know if politicians and news organizations are getting their facts right? This is when you need a fact-checker.

On this episode of Science for the People, Bethany Brookshire interviews three experienced fact-checkers this week about what it is, how you do it and where science-spewing politicians make it all go pear-shaped.

Rachelle Saunders

Rachelle is the producer and one of the hosts of "Science for the People", a syndicated radio show and podcast that broadcasts weekly across North America. It explores the connections between science, pop culture, history, and politics. By day she slings code as a web developer and listens to an astonishing number of podcasts.

Fund the New Server

The Skepchick Network is a collection of smart and often sarcastic blogs focused on science and critical thinking. The original site is Skepchick.org, founded by Rebecca Watson in 2005 to discuss women’s issues from a skeptical standpoint.